Retail sales in Japan

By IBT Staff Reporter On 11/26/09 AT 7:17 PM

Monthly retail trade in Japan declined 0.9% in October compared with a prior incline by 0.9% and the reading came inline with forecasts. Retail trade fell 0.9% in October from a year earlier compared with a previous decline by 1.4% that was revised to -1.3%, while analyst's estimates referred to 1.6%.